be out on one's ear

If that happened at the university, you'd have been out on your ear."

You gave them everything or else you were out on your ear.

Don't cross her, or you'll be out on your ear as Betty was."

"And a good thing for you that it does," said Clelia, with a sudden asperity,"or you'd be out on your ear.

If she was as hassled by you as you are by her, you would've been out on your ear months ago."

"Yes, in my day you either kept up with your pupilmaster on the red wine or you were out on your ear," said HeadofChambers.

That's what you've signed up to, Salvo, that's what secret means, and if we catch you breaking the rules you'll be out on your ear with a black mark.

You put the finger on the wrong one and there'll be a nasty interstellar situation and you'll be out on your ear and also on every black list from here to Antares and back."